Cadet in court over Duntroon rape charge

The head of Australia's Royal Military College says the alleged behaviour of a Cadet charged with rape at Duntroon is "completely abhorrent".

Officer Cadet Paul Edward Buckley, 23, was arrested early on Thursday after a 21-year-old female contacted police to report an assault.

Police allege Buckley fled the female's residence at the military college before being found a short time later, still within the Duntroon grounds.

He has been granted bail after facing ACT Magistrates Court today on two charges of sexual intercourse without consent.

Duntroon's Commandant, Brigadier David Luhrs, held a press conference this morning and said he had zero tolerance for the behaviour being alleged.

"Without making any judgement in this case, I can't be any clearer when I say that the behaviour that is alleged to have taken place in this circumstance is completely abhorrent to me personally and is entirely at odds with the values and the standards of behaviour that I demand here at the Royal Military College, and more importantly that the Army demands of its future leaders," he said.

This college fosters qualities such as respect, compassion, trust and fairness. Behaviours such as what's been alleged in this circumstance falls well outside that frame.

Brigadier David Luhrs

The rape allegations are the latest in a series of cases of abuse within the Defence Force.